User talk:OrbiliusMagister
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Thank you Drini
Thank you, Drini
[edit] Your block of my account on it.wikisource.org
Hello, I would like to ask you why you think that my username is innapropriate. I do not see how it is misleading as I do have an SUL account, my name does not imply that I have a certain level of authority that I do not have, such as administrator, and is not promotional, offensive or disruptive. I have had conversations with administrators and other users on many other Wikimedia projects and no one has commented on my username. Your block summary translates to: "Signifies use in each Wiki for 'Single User Login'." Unless if I have translated it incorrectly, I do not understand how this means that I should be blocked. Please could you explain this block in more detail. Thanks. SUL 20:15, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
- Well, first of all I want to point out that there's no bad intention towards your presence on it.source: you did nothing to be blamed on you and my block is simply a technical one. My block of your username is motivated as "acronym used in every wikimedia progject for 'Single User Login'. That policy on it.wikisource was approved very long ago.
| policy | translation |
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| nomi utente che generano confusione con le funzioni di sistema. Non scegliere nomi come Ultime modifiche, Amministratore o corrispondenti a qualsiasi altra parte dell'interfaccia, né a termini usati comunemente in Wikisource e che possono dare in qualche modo l'impressione di un ruolo ufficiale. |
Usernames generating confusion with system functions. Don't choose names like "Recent Changes", "Administrator" or resembling any other part of the interface, nor frequently used terms in Wikisource which could anyhow give the impression of an official role. |
- No user reading around on talk pages or must be confused (especially newbies) about what a technical acronym means or points to. that isn't different from "User:Admin" or "user:Jimbo". Your username generates confusion, so (at least on it.wikisource) it can't be used: you can use another username to contribute. That's no crime, just a little annoyance. I blocked SUL username before you made any contribution to prevent the need for a renomination, so you can start with a new account on it.source without further bureaucratic hassle. - OrbiliusMagister 15:21, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
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- If the only problem with this username is that it could be confusing to new users, then I would be happy to include a message at the top of my user page and user talk page, in both English and Italian, explaining that "SUL" is just a username and has nothing to do with the technical acronym SUL. I started a discussion about this at Wikimedia_Forum#Is_my_username_inappropriate.3F. Please could you comment there. Thanks. SUL 15:34, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
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- Hello OrbiliusMagister, I just dropped in because this discussion is linked from the forum, I understand You that usernames like "Admin", "Recentchanges", "Sysop" etc. are forbidden, however the acronym "SUL" is not a system function, and it can have other meanings and IMHO a block in this case is too much, a bit of tolerance and not being too strickt regarding policies (we are no bureaucrats) makes the life for all our members easier and makes them stay and contribute (which is what we want ;) )
- Kind regards, --birdy geimfyglið (:> )=| 17:53, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
